Basic Nursing Skills Final Review
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info given by the patient Ans: subjective data
info obtained thru the senses and hands-on physical examination Ans:
objective data
caused by a primary illness; Ex Peripheral Vascular Disease resulting
from Diabetes- occurs b/c of the effect Diabetes has on blood vessels
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Ans: secondary illness
assess bowel sounds on _____ and ______ for ALL patients Ans: admission
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and once per shift
produced by the contractions of the small and large intestine Ans: bowel
sounds
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wavelike clicks and gurgles that occur from 5 to 30 times a minute Ans:
bowel sounds
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are frequent bowel sounds Ans: hyperactive
long periods of silence of bowel sounds Ans: hypoactive
no bowel sounds are heard for 2 to 5 minutes in any of the four
quadrants Ans: Absent
How would the nurse assess for bowel sounds? Ans: w/ patient in the a
supine position, light place stethoscope over quadrant of abdomen and
listen, If NO sounds are heard, progress thru the other quadrants until
sounds are heard or listen for at least 2 minutes
the difference b/w the systolic and the diastolic pressure Ans: pulse
pressure
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best research evidence w/ clinical expertise and patient values to
facilitate clinical decision making Ans: evidence-base practice
Ophthalmic Ans: eye
medications may be in the form of drops, ointment, or an eye dis Ans:
Ophthalmic (eye) pg 651
Otic Ans: ear
medication is mostly used in children to decrease the pain of otitis and
to soften cerumen (earwax) so that it can be removed more easily Ans:
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Otic (ear) Pg 655
pull the earlobe downward to straighten the canal when administering
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ear drop medication Ans: child younger than 3
pull the top of pinna out and upward when administering ear drop
medication Ans: adults
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is the practice of making the environment and objects free of microbes
Ans: asepsis
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2 types of asepsis practiced w/in health care agencies Ans: medical
asepsis and surgical asepsis
is the practice of reducing the number of organisms present or reducing
the risks of transmission or organisms, prevents reinfection of patient
and spread of infection from one person to another Ans: medical asepsis
referred to as clean technique b/c MOST but not all microbes are
destroyed Ans: medical asepsis
referred to as sterile technique, involves sterilization of all instruments
and inanimate equipment, as well as use of sterile supplies and sterile
techniques for procedures that invades the body and for wound care
Ans: surgical asepsis